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Events

A Seminar on Foreign Assistance as an Instrument of Foreign Policy

In the midst of a massive downward spiral in the United States economy, what will
happen to the billions of dollars annually allocated to foreign assistance? The recent
vote to put over $789 billion toward the recession has overshadowed the controversy
surrounding the United States' annual contribution to international aid relief. Such
assistance acts to stimulate humanitarian efforts across the globe and build positive
relationships between nations, but is often contested due to arbitrarily chosen beneficiaries
and corruptive foreign governments.

To adequately address this topic, Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy
in partnership with Seaver College will host a seminar entitled, "Foreign Assistance
as an Instrument of Foreign Policy" on Tuesday, March 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the
Drescher Auditorium on Pepperdine's Malibu campus. An expert panel will discuss the
impact of maintaining the $22 billion figure currently reserved for foreign assistance.
The panel will include international experts in foreign assistance and features Anthony
Lake, former National Security Advisor to President Clinton and former foreign policy
advisor to the Obama Campaign; Miriam Mozgan, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy
of the Republic of Slovenia; and a senior official from U.S. Agency for International
Development, as well as several well known foreign affairs and international relations
faculty panelists from the university.

"At a time of global economic crisis, it is the poorer nations, and the poorest of
their citizens, who are the most vulnerable. Foreign assistance can play a vital role
not only in meeting the humanitarian challenge but also in helping promote economic
progress and political stability," commented Lake. "To do so, it must be well targeted
and efficiently managed. Our national conscience not only demands this; it is deeply
in the interest of our national security."

Lake is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy in the Edmund A. Walsh
School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He served as Assistant to the
President for National Security during the Clinton Administration. He joined the U.S.
Foreign Service in 1962 and served numerous roles in the State Department, including
U.S. Vice Consul in Saigon and Hue, Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor,
and Director of Policy Planning. Lake is the author of numerous foreign policy books,
and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University.

Miriam Mozgan has been the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic
of Slovenia in Washington, D.C. since 2005. Previously, she was the Head of the Public
Relations Office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Public Relations Adviser
to the President of Slovenia, as well as Head of Public Relations Office at the Ministry
of Defense of Slovenia. Mozgan earned her B.A. from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Since there currently is no ambassador from Slovenia, she now serves as the charge
d'affaires.

Pepperdine University faculty will contribute their expertise to the seminar, beginning
with moderator Dan Caldwell, distinguished professor of political science at Seaver
College. The faculty panelists include Angela Hawken, Robert Kaufman, and Robert Lloyd.

Hawken is assistant professor of economics and policy analysis at the School of Public
Policy at Pepperdine University. She is originally from South Africa, where she taught
undergraduate and graduate econometrics and microeconomics before moving to the United
States in 1998 to complete a Ph.D. in policy analysis at the RAND Graduate School.
She teaches graduate classes in research methods, statistics, applied methods for
policy analysis, crime, and social policy. Hawken's research interests are primarily
in illicit drugs, crime, and corruption. She previously acted as a consultant to the
South African government. She is a co principal investigator of a study to evaluate
distance training of clinicians in developing countries, and a study to assess the
cost-effectiveness of a HIV/AIDS and violence-reduction intervention for high-risk
youth. Hawken has completed five assignments for the U.S. Department of State working
in the Republic of Georgia. She received her Ph.D. from the Pardee RAND Graduate School
and undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand in South
Africa.

Kaufman is a political scientist specializing in American foreign policy, national
security, international relations, and various aspects of American politics. He has
written frequently for scholarly journals and popular publications, and has appeared
on various national media outlets. He is the author of three books: In Defense of
the Bush Doctrine, Henry M. Jackson: A Life in Politics, and Arms Control During the
Prenuclear Era. Kaufman also assisted President Richard M. Nixon in the research and
writing of Nixon's final book, Beyond Peace. He received his J.D. from Georgetown
University Law School in Washington, D.C., and his BA, MA, M. Phil., and Ph.D. from
Columbia University.

Lloyd is an associate professor of international relations, chair of the Center for
International Studies and Languages Division, and coordinator for the international
studies program. Prior to coming to Pepperdine, he worked for 10 years for an international
development nongovernmental organization (NGO), where he was responsible for directing
staff and programs in Kenya, South Africa, and Mozambique. He eventually came to represent
the NGO with the United Nations (UN) in New York and Europe, during which time he
led the campaign in obtaining high-level consultative status for the NGO with the
UN's Economic and Social Council. Lloyd was an election observer for the U.S. Department
of State and the United Nations during Mozambique's first multiparty elections to
end the country's civil war. Lloyd received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University's
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.

Caldwell serves as Seaver College's distinguished professor of political science.
He earned his AB, MA and PhD degrees at Stanford University and a master's degree
from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has previously
been a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Brown University and UCLA; he served
on active duty for three years as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Caldwell is
the author or editor of eight books and numerous articles, and most recently released
Seeking Security in an Insecure World. He is a member of the Arms Control Association,
the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy.

Those in attendance will be invited to submit written questions for the panelists
at the conclusion of their remarks. Immediately following the seminar, the International
Trust Fund for Demining and Victim's Assistance will host a reception on the Gulls
Way Patio.